An astrophyton is an alternative name for the basket star, any of a group of animals which resemble starfish, belonging to the Mesozoic era.
Astrophyton muricatum was created in 1816.
A giant basket star found throughout the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
The young one of a starfish is called a larva which is usually wingless and wormlike in appearance. There are many living species of starfish that occur in all the world's oceans. Starfish mostly occur in depth greater than 6000 metres.There are many kinds of Starfish :Common Star ~ Asterias forbesiiBahama Star ~ Oreaster reticulatusComet Star ~ Linckia guildingiiBasket Star ~ Astrophyton muricatumSerpent Star ~ Ophioderma brevispimumRed Serpent Star ~ Ophioderma squamosissimumHarlequin Serpent Starfish ~ Ophioderma appressumand many more. The most common is the Common Star and Bahama Star.